What will rented housing be like in Scotland?
Answer:
Rent needs to be indexed to affordability. Homelessness needs to be tackled. Rented housing both private and public should be energy efficient and at affordable levels. Legislation is being implemented to secure quality housing for new and existing buildings by 2040.
Full answer here: Private and rented housing plans for Scotland
Cost of Living Bill: economic background
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
Summarises recent economic trends which informed the development of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Scotland Bill
Cost of Living Bill - Key Statistics
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Statistics
Date published: 2022
The key statistics which underpinned the development of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Scotland Bill
A new Deal for Tenants. Common Weal submission to consultation
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: consultation response
Date published:
"The lack of the provision of sufficient numbers of adequate housing is a sign that all is not well ... in the Scottish economy."
A new housing settlement
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2020
There is so much wrong with our housing system, from needless homelessness to spiralling costs (which have shut a generation out of housing) to over-mortgaged homeowners struggling financially to the sheer environmental inefficiency of much of the housing we build to the failure to build homes how and where communities need rather than where a developer can make most money.
Alienating, insecure and unaffordable: Living in Scotland’s private rented sector
Author / Creator: Ben Wray
Media type: Assessment report
Date published: October 2017
Young people are most affected by the growth of the private rental sector. It is insecure. They are more separated from the community than in social housing. The quality of the private rental sector housing is inferior in general.
The Rent Controls Scotland Needs
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
Rent controls designed around a points-based system linked to the quality and amenities of a property and attached to the property rather than the lease would provide a just rental provision.
Good Houses For All
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
This is a model for building an unlimited number of houses for social rent on a zero-subsidy basis using the Scottish National Investment Bank.
Energy Efficiency in the Private Rented Sector
Author / Creator: Keith Baker
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: August 2019
The Scottish Government has significantly under-estimated the financial, resource and time costs involved in using Energy Performance Certificates as a basic measure of energy efficiency. The financial penalties are far too low and are unlikely to force the changes required.
A Living Rent for Scotland’s Private Tenants
Author / Creator: Gordon Maloney
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: September 2015
Living rents are necessary for social justice. They should reflect the value of the property. They should be capped by a rent affordability index. Indefinite tenancies should be the norm. Hardship should be a defence in relation to evictions. Initial rents should be set against a points system to reflect the value of the property. Rent increases should be capped at a rent affordability index. Create a Scottish Living Rent Commission to oversee these principles.